Jack Lemmon

John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.

Casted

Some Like It Hot

Played Jerry (Daphne)

Average Rating

8.1

3711 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 1959

68 years ago
The Apartment

Played C.C. Baxter

Average Rating

8.2

2507 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1960

66 years ago
JFK

Played Jack Martin

Average Rating

7.6

2293 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1991

34 years ago
Glengarry Glen Ross

Played Shelley Levene

Average Rating

7.3

1521 votes

Release Date

Sep 10, 1992

34 years ago
The Legend of Bagger Vance

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

6.6

959 votes

Release Date

Nov 02, 2000

25 years ago
The Player

Played Jack Lemmon

Average Rating

7.2

892 votes

Release Date

May 08, 1992

34 years ago
Grumpy Old Men

Played John Gustafson

Average Rating

6.7

715 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1993

32 years ago
Short Cuts

Played Paul Finnigan

Average Rating

7.2

649 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1993

32 years ago
The Odd Couple

Played Felix Ungar

Average Rating

7.4

617 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1968

58 years ago
Hamlet

Played Marcellus

Average Rating

7.3

499 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1996

29 years ago
The China Syndrome

Played Jack Godell

Average Rating

7.2

496 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1979

47 years ago
Irma la Douce

Played Nestor Patou

Average Rating

7.4

445 votes

Release Date

Jun 05, 1963

63 years ago
12 Angry Men

Played Juror 8

Average Rating

7.7

411 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1997

29 years ago
Grumpier Old Men

Played John Gustafson

Average Rating

6.5

410 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 1995

30 years ago
Missing

Played Ed Horman

Average Rating

7.2

408 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 1982

44 years ago
The Front Page

Played Hildebrand Johnson

Average Rating

7.3

369 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 1974

52 years ago
The Great Race

Played Professor Fate

Average Rating

7.1

351 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1965

61 years ago
The Fortune Cookie

Played Harry Hinkle

Average Rating

7.1

329 votes

Release Date

Oct 19, 1966

60 years ago
Airport '77

Played Don Gallagher

Average Rating

5.6

313 votes

Release Date

Mar 11, 1977

49 years ago
Avanti!

Played Wendell Armbruster, Jr.

Average Rating

6.9

248 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1972

54 years ago
Bell, Book and Candle

Played Nicky Holroyd

Average Rating

6.5

236 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1958

68 years ago
Days of Wine and Roses

Played Joe Clay

Average Rating

7.5

202 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1963

64 years ago
My Fellow Americans

Played President Russell P. Kramer

Average Rating

6.0

164 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1996

29 years ago
Mister Roberts

Played Ensign Frank Pulver

Average Rating

7.1

163 votes

Release Date

Jul 10, 1955

71 years ago
The Odd Couple II

Played Felix Ungar

Average Rating

6.3

142 votes

Release Date

Apr 09, 1998

28 years ago
How to Murder Your Wife

Played Stanley Ford

Average Rating

6.3

140 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1965

62 years ago
The Out-of-Towners

Played George Kellerman

Average Rating

6.7

135 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1970

56 years ago
Out to Sea

Played Herb Sullivan

Average Rating

5.7

110 votes

Release Date

Jul 02, 1997

29 years ago
Dad

Played Jake Tremont

Average Rating

6.4

109 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 1989

36 years ago
Buddy Buddy

Played Victor Clooney

Average Rating

6.2

103 votes

Release Date

Apr 02, 1981

45 years ago
Save the Tiger

Played Harry Stoner

Average Rating

6.5

89 votes

Release Date

Feb 14, 1973

53 years ago
The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Played Mel Edison

Average Rating

6.7

70 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 1975

51 years ago
Cowboy

Played Frank Harris

Average Rating

6.3

66 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 1958

69 years ago
It Happened to Jane

Played George Denham

Average Rating

6.1

65 votes

Release Date

May 24, 1959

67 years ago
It Should Happen to You

Played Pete Sheppard

Average Rating

6.9

63 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1954

73 years ago
The Notorious Landlady

Played Bill Gridley

Average Rating

6.7

51 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1962

64 years ago
Good Neighbor Sam

Played Sam Bissel

Average Rating

6.5

50 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 1964

62 years ago
Pepe

Played Jack Lemmon

Average Rating

6.3

49 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1960

66 years ago
Tuesdays with Morrie

Played Morrie Schwartz

Average Rating

7.3

40 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1999

26 years ago
Inherit the Wind

Played Henry Drummond

Average Rating

6.1

37 votes

Release Date

May 29, 1999

27 years ago
The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Played Rip Crandall

Average Rating

5.9

36 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1960

66 years ago
Phffft

Played Robert Tracey

Average Rating

6.1

36 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 1954

72 years ago
The April Fools

Played Howard Brubaker

Average Rating

5.9

36 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1969

57 years ago
The Grass Harp

Played Dr. Morris Ritz

Average Rating

5.8

33 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1996

29 years ago
Macaroni

Played Robert Traven

Average Rating

6.2

31 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1985

41 years ago
Fire Down Below

Played Tony

Average Rating

5.8

31 votes

Release Date

May 30, 1957

69 years ago
Kotch

Played Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.5

31 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1971

55 years ago
Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Played Hogan

Average Rating

5.9

27 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1963

63 years ago
My Sister Eileen

Played Bob Baker

Average Rating

6.5

26 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1955

71 years ago
That's Life!

Played Harvey Fairchild

Average Rating

5.5

26 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1986

40 years ago
The War Between Men and Women

Played Peter Wilson

Average Rating

6.3

26 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1972

54 years ago
The Real Charlie Chaplin

Average Rating

7.5

24 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 2021

4 years ago
Operation Mad Ball

Played Pvt. Hogan

Average Rating

6.6

22 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1957

69 years ago
Getting Away with Murder

Played Mueller / Luger

Average Rating

4.6

19 votes

Release Date

Apr 12, 1996

30 years ago
Killer Cop

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

6.5

13 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1975

51 years ago
Mass Appeal

Played Father Tim Farley

Average Rating

5.8

12 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 1984

41 years ago
Luv

Played Harry Berlin

Average Rating

4.1

12 votes

Release Date

Jul 26, 1967

59 years ago
For Richer, for Poorer

Played Aram Katourian

Average Rating

5.5

10 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1992

34 years ago
The Long Way Home

Played Tom Gerrin

Average Rating

6.2

10 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1998

28 years ago
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

10 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1982

44 years ago
The Earth Day Special

Played Coach Stewart

Average Rating

6.3

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 1990

36 years ago
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Played Self

Average Rating

5.6

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 20, 1993

33 years ago
Tribute

Played Scottie Templeton

Average Rating

5.1

8 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1980

45 years ago
You Can't Run Away from It

Played Peter Warne

Average Rating

4.7

7 votes

Release Date

Oct 30, 1956

70 years ago
Alex & the Gypsy

Played Alexander Main

Average Rating

4.0

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 03, 1976

50 years ago
Three for the Show

Played Martin 'Marty' Stewart

Average Rating

6.0

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 1955

72 years ago
The Lady Takes a Sailor

Played Plasterer (uncredited)

Average Rating

4.3

6 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1949

77 years ago
A Life in the Theatre

Played Robert

Average Rating

6.2

5 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 1993

32 years ago
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Played Self

Average Rating

6.4

5 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1996

30 years ago
The Gentleman Tramp

Played Narrator

Average Rating

6.6

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1976

50 years ago
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Played James Tyrone

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1987

39 years ago
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

4 votes

Release Date

Nov 04, 2009

16 years ago
Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1988

38 years ago
Debonair Dancers

Played Narrator

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1988

38 years ago
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 1998

28 years ago
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

3.7

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 2008

17 years ago
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 15, 1989

36 years ago
Earth and the American Dream

Played Reader (voice)

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1992

34 years ago
Wednesday

Played Jerry Murphy

Average Rating

5.5

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1974

53 years ago
Night of 100 Stars

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1982

44 years ago
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 2004

21 years ago
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 2006

20 years ago
A Weekend in the Country

Played Bud Bailey

Average Rating

3.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 12, 1996

30 years ago
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Played Self

Average Rating

9.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 17, 1986

40 years ago
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1990

36 years ago
Forever Hollywood

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1999

27 years ago
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 25, 1996

29 years ago
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 1993

33 years ago
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
Musical Comedy Tonight II

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 11, 1981

45 years ago
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

Played Self - Host

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 17, 1972

55 years ago
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 2004

21 years ago
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 2006

20 years ago
The Entertainer

Played Archie Rice

Average Rating

5.5

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 1976

50 years ago
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 06, 1962

65 years ago
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2005

21 years ago
James Cagney: Top of the World

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 05, 1992

34 years ago
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1998

28 years ago
Once Too Often

Played Mike (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1950

76 years ago

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